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November 16, 1907
Gulfport The Daily Record-Tr i?cune - Saturday, ?.Tov. 16, 1907
BAY ST. LOUI5 GUTTED BY FIRE
This morning a fire was discovered about 5 o'clock in Osoinach* Threatre.
Immediately north of the big Opera House was located the Verchants Bank while in the same yard, a little westward, stood the handsome home of Walter Gex the well known attorney.
Across the street were located Evans' Drug Store, an annex to the Clifton House, a fruit stand, and MissJosie Welch' sJ5?ok_.,.,,..
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South of the Opera House extending to the corner of Union Street where the fire was finally brought under control, stretched a number of costly buildings including the Clifton Hotel,
St. Joseph?s Convent, the Catjplic..Church, the Planchet Store building, and a number of Drivat'ef'"dwellings.
The Bay is supplied with very poor fire fighting apparatus and	still poorer	system	of water works.
.It was only	the wide sweep of open country	between	the Bank
and the Pickwick Hotel that kept the latter from going also.
The Markey House, one of the old landmarks was gone and th.s Convent building, loved and revered	by	every	Bay	St.	Louisian?also
the Church.jof Our Lady__of the 3ulf. .
Osoinach?s Opera House...was of recent construction at a cost of $12,o be insured for about	S^jOOO.
1	The Merchants Bank	was completed about six	months ago of
brick and cost $10,000.
The Convent consisted of several buildings worth in the neighborhood of $18,000 or $29,000.
The Church was a venerable old	pile	and,	together	with	the
rectory, cost about $20,000.